Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-08-19

Tip Will 90 more. II viii convince you
that by the time Texas Lzl MS 1000, 000
OF people, this Texas desert mirsge will
have vanished as this Tdrrart county dew
did some hours ago under this August
sun
Ny other disappoirtmeu.s d serve
notice next. l have noted the hei11ts q
tEe mercury in various Thermometers in
many parts C.; the state Tley arr not
TEXAS THERMOMETERS
either. Indeed many OF these are Il The
sane pattern aid by the make- ot tae
instrument a. Len eHborg's aIG from
which be hourly reads the temperz-
tuce ct K,Tsm0U.h. None CT these Ia.
readings 81 the altitude Of the IaerCury
have approached those reported from
CliCagO or Joliet or St Lcuis. Yoa can
hardly name point in the state where Z
height Of l04 was attained tao days in
succession, and taxing tae r=p"T.s for
two weeks or more psst you vii. Il adj that
ABOVE the 81 degree mark is the exception
Besides, tie nights are almOs. irvaiisbly
SO cool as to force you to seeka covering,
G stiff s0u;herlY 5reeZ: Invariably prevail
ing. Genuine cases Of suDstroke or pros
trstion by the heat ere almost unknown
here, or ct lesSt very rare. Should such
6 c5se be reported the chances s;e t2e p1-
lice would take charge # the victim,
bluntly charge him with drunkenness,
have him fined in the n oorder's court
and send him home convslesceIt to MS
family.
have seen no 'scrimmcge," fslai OF
otherwise. l do rot know that they ha;e
such an official as coroner. No ore has
sprang out upon ne with the atii nation
that he was from Bitter Greek or that be
vas wolf sud that this was his time II
howl, and that now ne would so pc-f0rate
my hide that it would resemble my greLd
fathers old tin Lantern. IGdeed It il a
misdemeaGQr 10 carry concealed Wesp0as
here, and punishable IS such under TIE
| laws IF the state. The coRbGY. even,
ca his native heAth, does no.
paralyze you oY an attitude Gni tee 81
legation tbs. LIS name is McGreGor.
N0tVithst zG3ldg the C2i0rs III Wl.1l oil
eastern and northern press have painted
him he is after sN only 2 gnod fellow;
manly, but not pugilist'c, and very con
tent with sport that hs5 70 CORY eGgeL
l h2y5 seen many Z Wat,r Jaak, tGi not
s train Kosher has Us yc. mzCc ? move.
This is iEGXplic2bl., IS tl@y b5vJ nd
ample opportunities. Upon TIA FoTC
Worth and Denver Road ire engineer
who holds the throttle & N. : Vas hia6
enough TO let me ride with him. WIS Ii
| ever oa hard WhenGi5 train WIS., 1ub1,5T
eyes, last December, s. TIE Bellevue
water tsnk, seyeIty-rine mi IS iron
! Fort WORTH and ny cheek biauCGed
trihe and my heart got n t8O ezra
beats IS he quietly gave this information
f'ffnn he tod re eli abou. II, winding up
with ',th.e ststem at thai SIS sGca as
TIE RntgI.RRs HAD DEPARTED
a canvass Of he trafit was made to aScer-
tain the losses. They aln2n untsG IL money
and valuables - less than 5 100. b} t1e
time Fort Worth was reached ttt- 'oial
was trf3 less than $4,000. How. a Glu
he account for tbs discrepancy; "&ae
truth is very sacred in Texas, and is no.
therefore, handled carelessly," and h
gravely cast his eye d0Tu the track and
| shut of Just enough steam to miss the
last Of a bunch OF Texas steers which had
suddenly determined to cross the trsCk
shall never forget that engineer; he gave
me the only res! new sensation have en-
joyed in the state.
But here is what knocks me over FIR O
fact. Texas probably has 500, 900 voters,
and to day they ere voting for CT sGains:
an amendment to the state constitution,
prohibiting the manufacture ard
sale OF spirltuous and m4lt liquors.
1t is red bot affair. This question i
the only one that has arisen 20 divide
them since the var, and both s;tes sG.
ct WORK with Will. The telegraph VII
have announced the result Ire tbs car
appear in the Journal
Well, here IS For. Worth sg.ir, srd {.
it hiss repeatedly been styled tie K.G=2>
City Of Texas, viIl stop ari investigate
it and il due tiue make report. This
much l DO know, # you want - set
every part 0! this So SEC: ssible ny
rail, if yen va l. see + pcl ely a1d -
the ie1.c toe. u y, 90. =, nh clos.
/ coprec'iaNs 81 i y3l - j-r & Iz7g.
percentage o. l9xDrjao; felr.; l;0e t;ars-t-
iuG y9g as.l c'-T.e - + ~ Worth n %, 81.
yauC wsrt,l.-g,. j. ~ j.. go .
al dem .'.--s lis zrcp1s,,iJ- c-e-...
and coatiseIy.